DAVE WALKER (Coach), Elkhart High School (1969) ** Earned 4 varsity letters in baseball and football, coached Elkhart Central softball for 22 seasons Football: ** 2 varsity letters – 3-year participant** helped Blue Blazers to 1968 state championship and Northern Indiana Conference title Baseball: ** 2 varsity letters – 3-year participant ** All-Sectional team catcher […]

GARY NICHOLS, Elkhart High School, 1964 **5 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, wrestling and track **1964 Tim Bringle Memorial Award winner as Elkhart’s top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools, Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner **team co-captain, Northern Indiana Conference champion, state champion in 1963 **All-NIC, All-State selection (’63), team Best Defensive Back, Most […]

CARL MACON, Elkhart High School, 1971 **4 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, basketball Football: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **All-State and All-Northern Indiana Conference selection **1970 state championship team member Basketball: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **2-time All-Northern Indiana Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, All-Semistate, All-State in 1971 **helped lead Blue Blazers to 1971 HIS IHSAA Final […]

GREG STUMP, Elkhart High School (1969) ** Earned 3 varsity letters in track & field ** Concord Hall of Fame inductee (2013) Track: ** 3 varsity letters ** 2-time IHSAA state mile relay participant (1968, ’69), 3-time IHSAA state qualifier ** helped 1969 Blue Blazers to IHSAA team state championship, 3 sectional, 3 regional and […]

CLYDE RILEY, JR., Elkhart High School, 1969 ** Earned 5 varsity letters in football, basketball and track and field ** Football – 1-year letter winner … named All-Northern Indiana Conference, all-state, most improved lineman on 1968 state and NIC championship team ** Basketball – 2-year letter winner ** Track – 2-year letter winner … competed […]

REGINALD “REGGIE” UNDERWOOD, Elkhart High School, 1971, Illinois State University, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1975, Cardine High School (VA) coach, 1993-2001 Earned 6 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball Football * 3-year starter * two-way starter on 1970 and 1968 EHS state football championships * named Northern Indiana Conference MVP in 1970 * team MVP […]

HENRY ROBINSON, Elkhart High School, 1959 4 varsity letters in football, basketball, track & field Track, earned 1 varsity letter – Member of Blazers’ IHSAA state championship mile-relay team which established state record. Football, earned 2 varsity letters Basketball, earned 1 varsity letter

GARY MANN, Elkhart High School, 1959 6 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball Football, earned 2 varsity letters – All-Northern Indiana Conference selection, MVP in senior season; led Blue Blazers in interceptions as a senior. Baseball, earned 2 varsity letters. Basketball, earned 2 varsity letters – As a junior, helped Blazers to IHSAA state […]

JAMES DEGRAFF, Elkhart High School (1953) As a freshman at Elkhart, won the Sectional 440-yard dash and mile relay. As a sophomore, Jim was Sectional champion in the 880 and sixth at Regional. He was a halfback on the Blue Blazer football team as a junior, was sixth in the state for the 880 and […]

ROBERT W. HOMAN, Elkhart High School (1953) Bob, who is deceased, was a multi-sport athlete who enjoyed his hometown school’s sports. His playing days were cut short due to injuries, but he continued to be an avid supporter of high school athletics. Freshman year – Played football and “B” team basketball. Sophomore year – Played […]